Vells :: Two CDs' worth of the year's best local tracks.

Vells, "Hey Hey La La" (Flight From Echo Falls, Imputor?) 3:53.
File under: magical realism for urban cynics. Vells' unicorn pop is catchier than any disease indigenous to the land of make-believe. A few nonsense syllables are always the best medicine, like a lavender eye mask for a hangover. Tristan Marcum's dream-weaving tones are haltingly beautiful whether you've heard those hey heys and la las three times or 300. Their trademark one-two-three keyboard shuffle sways like Mr. Sandman on codeine. KATE SILVER